The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-16
THE LOVERS LEAP.
A Tale of Border Life of Forty
Years Ago.
BY GAsKELL.
Concluded

Though strange to him, Jack did not
let the incident of the arrow startle
him. He knew there was no intention
to iniure him just then, yet he knew
that at least one vigillent pair of eyes
were upon him. There was mystery,
but haste might do more damage than
calmness and circumspection. He did
not Immediately rise, nor did he turn
quickly to look at the arrow-the very
thud of the arrow striking the rock
told him what it was and when the ar
row rebounded to his feet he saw that 1t
was not war arrow. He raised his
eyes and glanced around. There was
only one place from which the arrow
could have been launched to strike
where it did and rebound to his feet the
way it had done. That was clump of
bushes about fifty yards away on the
edge of q ravine leading up from the
village back into the hills. At first he
could see nothing. for the place was of
a gloomy look covered densely with
bushes. But at length he could see
something-but little above the ground
he saw a hand and arm emerge and
then a head, and he saw motions lndl-
eating q desire to communicate with
him. Why this mystery? There had
been nothing of similar character be-
fore, and mystery now, when bis
thoughts were guilty towards the chief,
were to him doubly suspicious. But
Jack was fearless: he never stood long
upon ceremony, nor allowed danger 10
awe. Ii there was mystery be would
meet it with bold frankneSs-if there
was danger he would eyade it if posi-
BILE, or meet it as a brave and prudent
man should.
From the secret way of making his
presence known, he judged the am
pushed bowman did not wish to be seen
from the village; and, as Jack would
have scorned to fly from a single foe,
he was inclined les to fly from posi-
BILE friend. So, rising slowly to his feet,
he turned and stepping behind the
boWlder. which was large enough TO
screen his movements from the view of
those in the village below, he began
gradually making his way back to
where the ridge would hide him en-
tirely as he made his way round to
where the bowman was. He made
in few moments stood in clear space
in the midst of the bushes from which
the arrow had been sped And there
lust emerging from the bushes on the
opposite side of the glade was the beau
tiful Morning Dawn" She hung her
head with a timid, pleading, half
frightened air, full of gentle entreaty.
yet mingled with an appearance of
dread and apprehension. A blush suf-
fused her cheeks, which were unsul-
lied by paint; and her eyes were mod
estly cast down, as though cOyly
ashamed to make advances, yet com
PEELED thereto by some unseen power.
"Ahl" cried Jack impulsively spring
| ing forward and rapturously grasping
| her hand; sit is the beautiful Morning
Dawn All! the Master OF Life is good
to me that on such a bright day brings
me a Dawn brighter than Itself"
Hush the white hunter must listen
no love talk now-bad men talk to
Big Buffalo and he kill my brave if he
careful not be-"
What ymesn you my pretty
Morning Dawn?' Wkat foolishness
you talk"
Mean Mean that Black Crow and
Grey Wolf talk to Big Buffalo Tell
long story how VAIN whiteman-see
Morning Dawa,' not on one, two, but
many times meet, as lovers do. Big
Buffalo much mad, say kill whiteman
fore have Morning Dawn Say kill
know will kill if no order way"
| They stood on one side of the open
glade, his arm around her supple
waist for though COY at first, she grad
uaIly allowed it to settle and rest there,
she looking trustfully up into his eyes
and newell he was just as far gone
and if the fires of love were impaired
by chances, then that was what he was
Engaged IN.
Morning Dawn's" story amounted
to this. She had been an unintentional
and unnoticed witness of the meeting
between the two young suitors for heI
hand and her father, and had heard all
they had to say about her and Jack. II
she had had any doubts of the obdur
acy and intention of her father, she
learned enough then to settle for ever
more ell the doubts in her mimi. But
the young chiefs with their inf0rma
ton failed to give particulars sufficient
to entirely prove it on the lovers; only
lso far as was past AS far as love went
1.-The astute old chief cared nothing what
las he chose as he dictated, not as she
would like. While he hated the white!
with perfect hatred, yet it was con
Icealed hate he dared not openly let /
leone out that is ~ an enemy Withou
preparation. rne fort was only com
paratively short distance away, AMI
help could be got from there unless tn,
blow he struck, should he decide tt
strike, would have to be swift ant
ideally.
But though danger was ahead, Jacl
, was warmed enough in the cause o
love, and was of far too staunch anC
ltrue nature IN weqE zen anC talter where
he had once concluded to act; and dan
lger rather acted as spur to his deter
mination. Nor did he fear but wha
he could outwit the old chief; and, a
to the young ones-weli they had bette
keep from before him if they went OF
1.-THE war path. So he turned all his at
tention to calming the Morning
Dawn" She looked upon him as tn
!perfection of manly beauty, ant
strength and skill and valor, AM
trusted him accordingly. Though SD
held her father in wholesome dread ant
knew the whole hatred of the tEib
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